UI celebrates Farmworker Awareness Week
UI recognizes those who cultivate the land

“Every moment is an organizing opportunity; every person is a potential activist; every minute a chance to change the world,” Viviana González, the keynote speaker for Farmworker Awareness Week, said, […]

MAS student activists call out Wendy’s
“Your burgers may be square, but your food ain’t fair!”

A group of over 20 students marched in the rain Wednesday, holding signs and chanting slogans, “four for four, who about one penny more!”   Movimento Activista Social hosted its […]

Movimiento Activista Social holds Wendy’s boycott
MAS leads charge for farmer’s rights as Wendy's refuses to join Fair Food Program

Movimiento Activista Social held their annual boycott against Wendy’s to raise awareness of the fast-food restaurant’s refusal to join the Fair Food Program.   The Fair Food Program is a pledge […]

A face for farmworkers

Rico gives Farmworker Awareness Week keynote address Farmworker Awareness Week came to a close Tuesday night, as a keynote speech drew a large crowd of the University of Idaho community to celebrate […]

Fighting for farmworkers

UI organizations observe Farmworker Awareness Week The hands that pick the produce grown and consumed across the United States go without recognition, said Elena Perez, University of Idaho sophomore and […]